Michael Adams vs. Kendrick Nunn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Nunn and Michael Adams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Michael Adams played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Kendrick Nunn, who played 3. Michael Adams had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Kendrick Nunn had his rookie season in 2019-20. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Michael Adams 11 5 1985-86 to 1995-96
Kendrick Nunn 3 2 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1985-862019-20
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 18 7.7 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.9 2.4 .364 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.7 .667
Kendrick Nunn 67 29.3 15.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 6.0 13.6 .439 2.0 5.8 .350 1.3 1.5 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn 15 15.9 6.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.4 6.1 .391 0.8 2.9 .279 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1986-872020-21
Team Washington BulletsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 63 20.7 7.2 0.6 1.3 2.0 3.9 1.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.5 6.2 .407 0.4 1.6 .275 1.7 2.0 .847
Kendrick Nunn 56 29.5 14.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.9 5.7 11.8 .485 2.2 5.7 .381 1.0 1.1 .933
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 3 27.3 6.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 3.3 2.3 0.0 1.7 2.0 2.7 8.3 .320 0.7 3.0 .222 0.3 1.0 .333
Kendrick Nunn 4 23.3 10.3 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 4.3 10.8 .395 1.3 4.5 .278 0.5 0.5 1.000

Note: Kendrick Nunn didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 82 33.9 13.9 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.1 2.0 0.2 1.8 1.7 5.1 11.3 .449 1.7 4.6 .367 2.0 2.4 .834
Kendrick Nunn 70 13.8 7.1 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.9 2.7 6.4 .424 1.1 3.2 .354 0.5 0.6 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 11 36.9 13.4 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.8 1.6 0.2 2.1 1.7 4.3 11.8 .362 1.5 4.9 .315 3.3 3.7 .878
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1988-89-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 77 36.2 18.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.4 2.2 0.1 2.3 1.9 6.1 14.1 .433 2.2 6.1 .356 4.2 5.1 .819
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 2 37.5 23.5 2.5 6.0 8.5 4.5 1.5 0.0 4.0 3.0 7.5 18.0 .417 5.0 11.0 .455 3.5 4.0 .875
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1989-90-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 79 34.1 15.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 6.3 1.5 0.0 1.8 1.7 5.0 12.5 .402 2.0 5.5 .366 3.4 4.0 .850
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 3 35.0 13.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 1.3 0.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 11.3 .382 2.0 6.7 .300 2.3 2.7 .875
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1990-91-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 66 35.5 26.5 0.9 3.0 3.9 10.5 2.2 0.1 3.6 2.5 8.5 21.5 .394 2.5 8.5 .296 7.0 8.0 .879
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1991-92-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 78 35.8 18.1 0.7 3.2 4.0 7.6 1.9 0.1 2.7 2.1 6.2 15.8 .393 1.6 4.9 .324 4.0 4.6 .869
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1992-93-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 70 35.7 14.8 0.7 2.7 3.4 7.5 1.4 0.1 2.5 2.1 5.2 11.9 .439 1.0 3.0 .321 3.4 4.0 .856
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1993-94-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 70 33.4 12.1 0.5 2.1 2.6 6.9 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.0 4.1 10.0 .408 0.8 2.7 .288 3.2 3.9 .830
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1994-95-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 29 15.3 6.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.3 5.1 .453 1.0 2.8 .358 0.9 1.0 .833
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 1 11.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Michael Adams Kendrick Nunn
Season 1995-96-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 21 15.7 5.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.2 1.8 4.0 .446 0.7 2.0 .341 1.2 1.7 .743
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
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